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Life form
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Tree |
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Family
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Oxalidaceae |
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Origin
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India, Indonesia, Philippines |
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Easy growing
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Lightweight, suitable for beginners florists |
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Size
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The total size can reach 1-1.5 m in the apartment. |
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Growth rate
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A small, slowly growing tree |
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Lifetime
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Perennial plant. |
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Temperature
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Preferably about 68-77 ° F in summer, in winter – not below 64,4 ° F. |
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Moisture
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Average humidity. At low temperatures (59-64,4° F), the plant easily tolerates the dry air of the apartments. At higher temperatures, it is desirable to spray or keep in a tray with wet claydite. |
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Lighting
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Bright diffuse light. It can be grown on the east or west window, but the plant needs to be shaded from direct sunlight. |
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Soil
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Light fertile soil from a mixture of foliage humus (1 part), sand or perlite (1 part), turf ground (1 part), 1 part humus (pH 4.5-7). Drainage is mandatory. |
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Watering
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In the summer, the soil should dry slightly between watering (pour every 4-5 days); water abundantly with warm soft water, in the winter watering is limited. |
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Fertilizer
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From spring to autumn every 3-4 weeks, soluble fertilizers in a half dose. |
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Reproduction
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Reproduces only by fresh seeds in the spring. It is best to plant seeds in a mixture of wet peat and perlite. Cover the pot with the plants with a plastic bag, secure with an elastic band. Place conditions in indirect sunlight. If the seeds are not old, then they germinate fairly well for 5-12 days. After germination, transplant into a permanent earthen mixture in a separate pot. Propagation by cuttings, by air layers. |
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Flowering
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Flowers are small, pinkish-purple, collected in a brush. Fruit is edible, star-shaped, yellow-orange in color, up to 10 cm in diameter. The plant begins to bear fruit at a fairly young age (about 5-6 years). Blossom several times a year. |
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Transplant
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Young plants are transplanted every spring, adults – every 2-3 years. |
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Features of care
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The plant requires regular pruning in the spring. He does not like drafts. |
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Difficulties
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Affected mealybug and scab, aphids, spider mites. When watering with hard water, chlorosis of the leaves is possible. The plant is prone to fungal diseases: atranozu, leaf spots. |
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Cleaning the air
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Toxicity
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